VIII Fliegerkorps

The VIII Fliegerkorps was an air corps of the German Luftwaffe that was active from 19 July 1939 to 26 January 1945 during World War II. The corps served on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union, and it was forced to retreat from Russia into Poland as the Soviets thrust westward. In January 1945, it was redesignated as Luftwaffenkommando Schlesien, and it was disbanded in April 1945.